CN1279462C

CN1279462C - System and method for controlling electric equipment in mobile calculating apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN1279462C
Application number: CN02145798.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: W·K·梅德二世
Original assignee: Hewlett Packard Co
Current assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Priority date: 2001-10-16
Filing date: 2002-10-16
Publication date: 2006-10-11
Anticipated expiration: 2022-10-16
Also published as: DE10247165A1; GB0223910D0; GB2381923B; CN1412684A; US20030073412A1; US7206559B2; GB2381923A

Abstract

An appliance control system of the present invention comprises an appliance and a mobile computing device configured for controlling the appliance by at least one of determining an available content for the appliance, selecting the content used by the appliance, and applying user preferences to the appliance. A method of controlling an appliance of the present invention comprises establishing a wireless communication link between an appliance and a mobile computing device, and controlling the appliance with the mobile computing device includes at least one of determining an available content for the appliance, selecting the content used by the appliance, and applying user preferences to the appliance.

Description

The System and method for that is used for the mobile computing device control apparatus

Related application

Present patent application relates to following non-interim US patented claim: having attorney docket is the series number XX/XXX that is entitled as " having the mobile computing device (Mobile Computing Device With Method and Systemfor Interrupting Content Performance Among Appliances) that interrupts the method and system of content execution at appliance chamber " of 100110638-1, XXX; Having attorney docket is the series number XX/XXX that is entitled as " System and method for (System andMethod for Automatically Applying a User Preference From aMobile Computing Device to an Appliance) that user preferences is applied to automatically electrical equipment from mobile computing device " of 100110639-1, XXX; Having attorney docket is the series number XX/XXX that is entitled as " System and method for (System and Method for DeterminingPriority Among Multiple Mobile Computing Devices to Control anAppliance) of determining the priority of a plurality of mobile computing device control apparatuses " of 100110641-1, XXX, these patented claims all transfer the assignee identical with the application, and these patented claims all are introduced in this as a reference.

Technical field

The present invention relates to mobile computing device, and be specifically related to the mobile computing device of control apparatus.

Background technology

People are always attempting to control its environment.In a nearly century, people achieve success aspect the whole controlled indoor environment have water, illumination, heating and refrigeration, sanitary line and recreational facilities fully creating, and we live quite comfortablely.

Recent two decades comes, and the arriving of remote control has further been spoiled us.If we can not control some thing easily, we can feel disappointed.We be useful on we televisor, stero set and illumination independent remote control and allow to utilize individual equipment to control the universal remote control of all these electrical equipment.

Though remote control can help you to browse hobby content (favorites) tabulation of TV programme, the hobby contents list is by cable or satellite broadcasting facility but not generated and kept by remote control.Therefore, the assisted user content that selection is watched in the framework that utilizes TV signal broadcasting facility (for example, network, cable, satellite etc.) to provide is provided in Chang Gui remote control.This fact makes more or less misstatement of term remote control, and this is because their control content not in fact almost.On the contrary, Chang Gui remote control only allows us to select among the content of choosing for us.

At last, the media device that any one we like such as wireless device, TV, Internet-browser/electrical equipment etc. allow to utilize hobby contents list or user preferences realize personalized aspect, the information in these equipment is isolated to remain on these equipment.The user constantly re-enters hobby content and hobby in these equipment, this is can not transmit these hobby content and hobbies by equipment because of current.And, when the user wishes the equipment of use such as the web browser on TV or the computing machine in such as the reposition of hotel room or friend's house, this user no longer can access its hobby content and user preferences on the storage same type equipment (for example, TV or web browser) at home.

Therefore, the personalization of an electronic equipment is used and is remained personalization use isolated and that be independent of available other electronic equipments of this user.

Summary of the invention

Electrical apparatus control system of the present invention comprises electrical equipment and mobile computing device, and this mobile computing device is configured to by determining the obtainable content of this electrical equipment, select the content of this electrical equipment use and at least one step that user preferences is applied in this electrical equipment being controlled this electrical equipment.

The method of control apparatus of the present invention is included between electrical equipment and the mobile computing device and sets up wireless communication link, and utilizes the mobile computing device control apparatus to comprise to determine the obtainable content of this electrical equipment, selects content that this electrical equipment uses and user preferences is applied at least one step in this electrical equipment.

The invention provides a kind of method of control apparatus, comprising:

Between this electrical equipment and mobile computing device, set up wireless communication link; With

Utilize this mobile computing device to control this electrical equipment, at least one step among may further comprise the steps, selectively electrical equipment is determined available content, selects the content of this electrical equipment use and user preferences is applied to this electrical equipment for this reason,

Wherein in control during this electrical equipment,

Determine to utilize content to comprise: the copy of one of film, TV program, audio frequency song, audio program and audio file at least is provided for this electrical equipment,

User application hobby comprise with have at least audio frequency radio station option table, audio program option table, TV program option table, automatically start option table, volume is selected and the user preferences of printing one of option table automatically offers this electrical equipment; With

The content of selecting this electrical equipment to use also comprises at least from the table of audio frequency radio station to be selected the audio frequency radio station, select audio frequency song from the storer of mobile computing device, select the TV program and select one of TV channel at video equipment from the storer of mobile computing device.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the block scheme of expression electrical apparatus control system according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of further representing electrical apparatus control system according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 is the method flow diagram of control apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 is the block scheme of video equipment, audio frequency apparatus and the mobile computing device of electrical apparatus control system according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 is the block scheme of the electrical equipment content choice device of electrical apparatus control system according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6 is the block scheme of the content interrupt manager of electrical apparatus control system according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 7 is the block scheme of mobile phone, land line phone machine and the mobile computing device of electrical apparatus control system according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 8 is the block scheme of multi-function printer, evaluation work station, website and the mobile computing device of electrical apparatus control system according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 9 is the block scheme of the user interface of electrical apparatus control system according to an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 10 is the block scheme of the priority contention regulator of electrical apparatus control system according to an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 11 is the block scheme of the user preference auto manager of electrical apparatus control system according to an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 12 is the method flow diagram that user application is liked on electrical equipment according to one embodiment of present invention;

Figure 13 is the method flow diagram that user application is liked on electrical equipment according to one embodiment of present invention.

Embodiment

In the specific descriptions of preferred embodiment,, in these accompanying drawings, schematically express wherein and can implement specific embodiment of the present invention below referring to constituting its a part of accompanying drawing.To understand, can use other embodiment, and can carry out structure or logic to change and do not break away from category of the present invention.Therefore, the purpose that the description of following mask body is not limited to, and category of the present invention utilizes appending claims to limit.

The ingredient of wireless access control method of the present invention and system can utilize hardware by microprocessor, FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) or state machine, utilizes firmware or utilize the software of giving in the locking equipment to implement.In one aspect, at least a portion of software programming is Network Based and utilize HTML and JAVA programming language to write, have to the link of the graphical user interface that is used for data aggregation, such as the operating system based on window, and each main ingredient can utilize communication bus protocol to communicate by network.For example, the present invention can use or can not use the ICP/IP protocol group that is used for the data transmission.The programming language of other that are suitable for using with the present invention and communication bus protocol will become apparent after reading the application to those skilled in the art.Ingredient of the present invention also can reside on one or more computer-readable medias with form of software.The term as used herein computer-readable media is defined as the storer that comprises any kind, promptly, volatibility or nonvolatile memory (for example, floppy disk, hard disk, CD-ROM, flash memory, ROM (read-only memory) (ROM) and random-access memory (ram)).

Preferably, user interface as herein described is at controller, computing machine, electrical equipment or have on other equipment of the operating system that can support one or more application programs and move.This operating system is stored in the storer and on processor to be carried out.Though various aspects of the present invention can utilize single task operating system to implement, this operating system is preferably multiple task operating system, and it allows to carry out simultaneously a plurality of application programs.This operating system adopts the graphical user interface Windows, and it is display application program or data in the special zone of describing of the display screen that is called " window ".Each window has its adjustable border, and this allows relative this display screen of user to amplify or dwindles application program or data.Each window with its menu, tool bar, pointer and other controls can operate independently, just look like it be like the virtual display device.Utilize window can adopt other Software tools such as the electronic data sheet that is used to collect data.Operating system preferably comprises the dynamic display based on window, and the data in the dynamic data field position are imported and selected to its permission utilization such as input equipment of keyboard and/or mouse.A preferred operating system is that the trade mark that Microsoft sells is the operating system of Windows .Yet, can adopt other the operating system that Windows are provided, such as those operating systems that can buy from Apple or IBM Corporation.In another embodiment, this operating system does not adopt Windows.

Electrical apparatus control system of the present invention makes such as the mobile computing device of personal digital assistant can control the electrical equipment that is similar to TV, radio, printer etc.This control can take several forms, and is included in to determine that the available content of this electrical equipment will be applied to this electrical equipment such as volume level, startup and inactive hobby in the time of (such as program, song or the file that will utilize this electrical equipment to control is provided).In addition, control can comprise the content of only selecting for this electrical equipment use utilized, such as selecting TV channel or periodic broadcasting program.

For example, when entering the room, mobile computing device can automatically perform these steps: recognition category is similar to the electrical equipment of TV; Open TV; With TV be tuned to transmit the channel of favor program; With the preferred volume level of selection.If do not broadcast favorite program, this mobile computing device can provide its content.Especially, this mobile computing device can retrieve the episode of that program or replace to program in the storer of this mobile computing device, with the programme transmission of that storage TV so far, and indicate this electrical equipment to play this program subsequently.

Certainly, this mobile computing device comprises the user preferences of all devices that this user may contact with it, and selectively actually comprises this user and may wish any content of utilizing this electrical equipment to carry out.And the control of this mobile computing device not necessarily is confined to the electrical equipment that this user has.On the contrary, electrical equipment that is arranged in public place, friend and neighbour's etc. can selectively be subjected to the control of mobile computing device.Therefore, the user utilizes single mobile computing device now no matter be the unified control that can both obtain the electrical equipment in its environment at home or outside, and this single mobile computing device allows to implement its user preferences automatically and automatically perform its preferred content on these electrical equipment.

Utilize System and method for of the present invention, the client no longer is forced to seek and implements to be subjected to these electrical equipment control and be subjected to their hobby and preferred content of the content provider control relevant with these electrical equipment.On the contrary, utilize System and method for of the present invention, the user obtains the Comprehensive Control to these electrical equipment, becomes the owner of these electrical equipment.These ancillary apparatus become can utilize instrument that mobile computing device thus provides or that executed the task by the content that electrical equipment content provider routine provides.

And, user preferences and in the past independently between the electrical equipment isolated content became that the user is relevant in this mobile computing device and therewith for centralization.After all, at first generate user preferences and content for user's enjoyment.Therefore, System and method for of the present invention utilizes mobile computing device that user preferences (with some content) and user are consistent rather than user preferences and electrical equipment is consistent, and the user no matter when and where can be done like this when they wish to use these hobbies and needn't be according to these hobbies each equipment of programming separately.

Electrical apparatus control system 10 according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention is illustrated among Fig. 1.Electrical apparatus control system 10 comprises at least one mobile computing device 12 in the environment that operates in one or more electrical equipment 13, wherein mobile computing device 12 control apparatuses 13.Mobile computing device 12 all comprises content 16 and user preferences 18 with electrical equipment 13.Content 16 generally comprises song, program or any information that can utilize electrical equipment 13 to carry out in task, and how user preferences 18 generally comprises relevant general, when, where utilize electrical equipment 13 to carry out the hobby of contents 16.In this application, content 16 and user preferences 18 all further define in the following example of System and method for of the present invention.

Mobile computing device 12 is constructed to can go to select the content 16 of electrical equipment 13 so that utilize electrical equipment 13 to carry out, and/or be constructed to and content 16 can be offered electrical equipment 13 from mobile computing device 12 (or from another signal source of mobile computing device 12 control), so that utilize electrical equipment 13 to carry out.At last, control apparatus 13 comprises that the user preferences that will be stored on the mobile computing device 12 is applied to each electrical equipment 13.

As shown in Figure 1, more than one mobile computing device 12 can be competed the control to electrical equipment 13.In this case, mobile computing device 12 and electrical equipment 13 is determined between a plurality of computing equipments 12 priority to the control of electrical equipment 13, as later in this application more specifically as described in.Another mobile computing device 12 also selectively can be asked, indicates and/or be coordinated to the mobile computing device 12 that obtains the priority of control apparatus 13, gives electrical equipment 13 and/or send control mobile computing device 12 to its content 16 that copies and/or transmit all or part of.

As shown in Figure 2, the electrical equipment 13 in the electrical apparatus control system 10 includes but not limited to video equipment 14, evaluation work station 16, multi-function printer 24, mobile phone 26, audio frequency apparatus 28 and website 36.Electrical apparatus control system 10 also comprises home appliance system 40, and this home appliance system comprises heating and refrigerated constant temperature device 42, alarm clock 44, lighting unit 46 and beverage making machine 48.Electric system 40 also selectively comprises the household electrical appliance controller 50 as the routine of electrical equipment 13, to be used for that household electrical appliance 42-48 is carried out this locality control.Each electrical equipment 13 and will further specifically be described in conjunction with Fig. 3-10 with reciprocation as the mobile computing device 12 of the part of electrical apparatus control system 10.

In the method 60 of control apparatus, use electrical apparatus control system 10, as shown in Figure 3.Method 60 comprises first step 62, in this step mobile computing device 12 move at least one electrical equipment 13 near and set up radio communication with electrical equipment 13.First step 62 selectively comprises mobile computing device 12 selections, and it will attempt to establish to its electrical equipment of controlling 13.

When having a plurality of computing equipment, 62 of first steps also comprise step 64, and electrical equipment 13 and/or mobile computing device 12 must be determined priority and will authorize one of mobile computing device 12 to the control priority of electrical equipment 13 in this step.Next, main mobile computing device 12 automatically is applied to electrical equipment 13 (step 65) with its user preferences.Mobile computing device 12 subsequently automatically or the artificially select to utilize electrical equipment 13 obtainable contents so that on electrical equipment 13, carry out (step 66).Step 66 comprises selectively that also mobile computing device 12 provides content to electrical equipment 13, so that utilize electrical equipment 13 to carry out (step 67).

At last, in step 68, electrical equipment 13 utilizes selected and/or content 16 that provides of mobile computing device 12 and the user preferences 18 that utilizes mobile computing device 12 to offer electrical equipment 13 to come together to carry out mobile computing device 12 tasks requested.

System 10 of the present invention and method 60 will further specifically be described in conjunction with Fig. 4-10 and the relevant mobile computing device 12 that utilizes and sign represented in conjunction with Fig. 2 interactive specific detail with each electrical equipment 12 now.

For example, each electrical equipment 13 (Fig. 2) in the home appliance system 40 can be controlled according to the user preferences 18 of mobile computing device 12.The user with mobile computing device 12 enter electric system 40 near the time, mobile computing device 12 preferably makes electric system 40 adopt the operating conditions of these user preferences.Particularly, by user application hobby 18, mobile computing device 12 is arranged on thermostat 42 on the temperature and heating/refrigeration cycle of selection, radio 44 is arranged on channel, volume and the alarm time of liking, illuminator 46 is arranged in the ON/OFF circulation of liking and intensity level, and beverage making machine 48 is arranged in the ON/OFF circulation of liking.At last, mobile computing device 12 is selectively controlled household electrical appliance controller 50, and this controller is controlled the one or more electrical equipment 13 in the home appliance system 40 again.Therefore, mobile computing device 12 transmits the user preferences 18 of user's ideal life environment, thereby is fit to user's taste so that mobile computing device 12 uses available electrical equipment 13 to control surrounding environment automatically.

In another aspect of this invention, as shown in Figure 4, electrical apparatus control system of the present invention comprises audiovisual subsystem 80, and it has and electrical equipment 13 interactive mobile computing devices 12, such as video equipment 14 and audio frequency apparatus 28.Subsystem 80 is not to get rid of the interactive closed system of other electrical equipment 13 or mobile computing device 12 but a suitable baseline system, so that go to discern the exemplary reciprocation between mobile computing device 12, video equipment 14 and the audio frequency apparatus 28.

Video equipment 14 preferably includes televisor, movie machine or video display monitor, and audio frequency apparatus 28 preferably includes stereo system, CD player or other audio frequency media player.Mobile computing device 12 preferably includes personal digital assistant or such as another computing equipments of handheld computer, laptop computer etc.

In this embodiment, electrical equipment control subsystem 80 also selectively comprises network communication link 70.Network communication link 70 used herein comprises internet communication link, Intranet communication link or similar high speed communications link.In a preferred embodiment, network communication link 70 comprises internet communication link 72.Network communication link 70 selectively helps mobile computing device 12 and such as communicating by letter between the electrical equipment 13 of video equipment 14 and audio frequency apparatus 28, and route to the internet is provided, so that under the control of mobile computing device 12, obtain the content of utilizing electrical equipment 13 to carry out.For audio frequency apparatus 28, this characteristic comprises that the audio file of acquisition such as portable audio file (for example, MP3, Windows Metafile etc.) from website 36 is so that the ability of carrying out on audio frequency apparatus 28.

Mobile computing device 12 comprises controller 81, storer 84, wireless communicator 86, the display 88 with user interface 90, electrical equipment content choice device 92, priority contention regulator 94, distance/position recognizer 96, embedded web server 97, point of sale, POS 98 and the content interrupt manager 99 with operating system 82.

The controller 81 of mobile computing device 12 comprises hardware, software, firmware or its combination.In a preferred embodiment, controller 81 comprises computer server or other the system based on microprocessor, can carry out sequence and logical operation and have the storer that is used for canned data.Controller 81 is supported and is cooperated with embedded web server 97.The attribute and the characteristic of the operating system of describing before operating system 82 preferably has.

The storer 84 of mobile computing device 12 preferably includes available high capacity random access memory system on the integrated circuit (IC) chip, such as SDRAM, DRAM, EDO RAM etc.Storer 84 also selectively comprise its size be suitable for being placed in the mobile computing device 12 the miniaturization hard disk drive or based on the ultra-high capacity storage spare of silicon chip, such as resolution (atonicresolution) memory device that relaxes, for example be introduced in described in this people's such as Gibson as a reference the United States Patent (USP) 5557596 like that.

The wireless communicator 86 of mobile computing device 12 uses one or more known communications and application protocol, such as wireless application protocol (wap), Bluetooth protocol, infrared (IrDA, FIR), 802.11 and the communication and the application protocol that well known to a person skilled in the art other, such as UltraWideBand (UWB).Mobile computing device 12 comprises communication hardware and the software that is used to implement these agreements well known in the art, such as distance/position recognizer 96.Distance/position recognizer numbers 96 is also selectively cooperated or is communicated by letter so that these functions to be provided with global positioning satellite system (GPS).Distance/position recognizer 96 is determined electrical equipment 13 the relatively move distance and the position of computing equipment 12, to set up the priority that authorizes of mobile computing device 12 control apparatuses 13.

(for example, FIR) agreement, Bluetooth protocol allow to be independent of network with the wireless communication protocol of UltraWideBand (UWB) and the direct radio or the beam that are independent of between two or more compatible equipments of network communication link 70 operation are communicated by letter such as infrared.This characteristic allows between the computing equipment of two like configurations directly One-to-one communication and need not any intermediate communication.In the example of Bluetooth protocol, preferably only closely exist mutually and set up communication link by each relevant device (for example, mobile computing device 12 and any electrical equipment) with wireless communicator 86.This is instantaneous to make these equipment intercom mutually immediately synchronously and needn't take time and manually connect or communication link.At last, if necessary, mobile computing device 12 also can be by communicating by letter with other mobile computing device 12 and/or electrical equipment 13 such as other the conventional indirect routes or the communication network of wired or wireless network link, wired or wireless Internetwork link.

The user interface 90 of mobile computing device 12 can utilize microprocessor, programmable logic device or state machine to implement with hardware and firmware or with software.In one aspect, selectively write at least a portion software programming, and user interface 90 uses selectively communication bus protocol to pass through network communication link 70 to communicate by letter with other mobile computing device 12 and/or electrical equipment 13 (Fig. 1) with the Java programming language.For example, the present invention selectively can use and be suitable for the ICP/IP protocol that data transmit.In another aspect, the present invention does not use and is suitable for the ICP/IP protocol that data transmit.Be suitable for user interface 90 with electrical apparatus control system 10 use such as ultra broadband (UWB), bluetooth and infrared (for example, FIR) other programming languages of agreement and communication bus protocol will be conspicuous to those skilled in the art, and be described as combining wireless communicator 86.User interface 90 further specifically is described in conjunction with Fig. 5 and 9.

The electrical equipment content choice device 92 of mobile computing device 12 is operated relatively with user interface 90, to determine that (Fig. 1) used or carried out to what content by electrical equipment 13 and to obtain that content where.Electrical equipment content choice device 92 also with content interrupt manager 99 associative operations of mobile computing device 12, how and when use or carry out that content by electrical equipment 13 with control according to user's demand.Electrical equipment content choice device 92 further specifically is described in conjunction with Fig. 5.

The priority contention regulator 94 of mobile computing device 12 is used for Sort Priority when more than one mobile computing device 12 seeks to control given electrical equipment 13.Require prioritization, this is that wherein a plurality of mobile computing devices 12 can be competed the control to one or more electrical equipment 13 in one or more electrical equipment environment because electrical apparatus control system 10 is open systems.Priority contention regulator 94 further specifically is described in conjunction with Figure 10.

At last; the embedded web server 97 of mobile computing device 12 generates by internet communication link 72 addressable webpages for the access function of mobile computing device 12, such as content 16 and user preferences 18 ( Fig. 1 ) .97“WEB ( EMBEDDING WEB ACCESS FUNCTIONALITY INTO A DEVICE FOR USERINTERFACE FUNCTIONS ) ”6170007“WEBWEBWEB ( EMBEDDING WEB ACCESS MECHANISM IN AN APPLIANCE FOR USERINTERFACE FUNCTIONS INCLUDING A WEB SERVER AND WEB BROWSER ) ”。

The point of sale, POS 98 of mobile computing device 12 is cooperated with wireless communicator 86 and is allowed mobile computing device 12 to carry out the electronic financial transaction that comprises transmission and receive the payment of commodity and service.

At last, the content interrupt manager 99 of mobile computing device 12 selectively control how and when to utilize one or more (for example, audio frequency, video etc.) medium carry out content 16, and more specifically describe this manager 99 in conjunction with Fig. 6 on one or more electrical equipment 13.

Utilize these characteristics, mobile computing device 12 is configured to chosen content 16 and/or provides content 16 with user preferences 18, so that carry out content 16 on such as the electrical equipment 13 of video equipment 14 and audio frequency apparatus 28.

Further illustrate as Fig. 4, the video equipment 14 that is used as electrical equipment 13 for mobile computing device 12 comprises display 100, program receiver 102, storer 104, media player 106, wireless communicator 86 and program recording device 110.Program receiver 102 comprises satellite function, cable feature 122 and network function 124, be respectively applied for from (for example such as satellite TV programme signal, DirecTV), the middle program that obtains based on video of wired TV programme signal and radio network programme signal (for example, NBC network tv).Other ingredient reciprocations of storer 104 and video equipment 14 with communicate by letter so that according to the indication storage of mobile computing device 12 with implement user preferences 18 and content 16 (Fig. 1).Media player 106 also comprises VCR ability 130 and the DVD ability 132 that is used to play from such as the content in the outside mobile media source of videotape film and/or DVD film.Wireless communicator 86 carries out radio communication with mobile computing device 12 and other suitable device.Program recording device 110 comprises the TIVO ability 136 and the VCR ability 138 that obtain and play the vision signal of record and be used for record video content of being used to.At last, video equipment 14 needn't comprise all constituents of video equipment shown in Figure 2 14.

Audio frequency apparatus 28 comprises receiver 150, radio station selector switch 152, has the radio station scanner 154 of song locating function 156, media player 160, storer 162 and wireless communicator 86.Media player 160 also comprises tape function 170, CD function 172 and portable audio file layout function 174, be used for audio plays tape, CD and portable audio form music file (for example, MP3, Windows Metafile Format (WMF) etc.) respectively.

The receiver 150 of audio frequency apparatus 28 comprises tuner, is used for receiving radio broadcasting and is used to play the audio file that writes down from CD, audio cassette etc.Radio station selector switch 152 allows to select wireless station, and radio station scanner 154 allows the whole radio tuning radio station of scanning, and song locating function 156 is searched the song of user preferences in the available wireless station.Storer 162 allows the user storage tabulation as user preferences and/or content 16 (Fig. 1), with the song liked in the identification receiver 150, program, radio station etc., so user's content 16 of liking of access more easily.In addition, storer 162 is also stored song, program etc. as content 16, so that play again according to user's indication afterwards.

Utilization is in conjunction with described some or all of these functions of Fig. 4 and characteristic, and mobile computing device 12 control of video equipment 14 and audio frequency apparatus 28 are carried out content 16 according to user preferences 18.Especially, near such as the video equipment 14 of TV with such as the audio frequency apparatus 28 of stereo system the time, the wireless communicator 86 of mobile computing device 12 is communicated by letter with the wireless communicator of audio frequency apparatus 28 and/or video equipment 14 the user who carries mobile computing device 12.If the current electrical equipment 13 of not opening, 12 those electrical equipment 13 that automatically unlatching utilizes the user preferences 18 of mobile computing device 12 to determine according to consumers' opinions of mobile computing device.

For the purpose of maximum was convenient, mobile computing device 12 had comprised TV program, film, TV radio station, wireless station, radio programming, song (comprising a plurality of performance) tabulation and TV and/or the wireless comprehensive listing that the user likes in (being stored in the storer 84) its user preferences 18.Mobile computing device 12 also preferably comprises any other content that TV program, film, song storehouse maybe can utilize video equipment 14 and/or audio frequency apparatus 28 to carry out in (being stored in the storer 84) its content 16.Have under the situation of this information, mobile computing device 12 automatically is applied to video equipment 14 and audio frequency apparatus 28 with its user preferences 18 and content 16 (by electrical equipment content choice device 92).Yet the automatic copy of user preferences 18 and content 16 selectively comprises cancels function, so that between a plurality of mobile computing devices 12 and/or in selectively converse copy process under the situation of copy hobby mistakenly between mobile computing device 12 and the electrical equipment 13.

Audio frequency apparatus 28 and video equipment 14 are by attempting to utilize content 16 to carry out the control action that any tasks requested responds mobile computing device 12 according to the user preferences of using 18.Because mobile computing device 12 all and/or select to insert all characteristics of the audio frequency apparatus 28 with receiver 150, radio station selector switch 152, radio station scanner 154, song locating function 156, media player 160, storer 162 and control all these characteristics, so the task that mobile computing device 12 can utilize any one characteristic among these characteristics or complete characteristic to finish selection.

For example, for audio frequency apparatus 28, from a user preferences 18 of mobile computing device 12 the single radio platform is identified as and (for example likes the station, KTIS or national public wireless radio station 98.5FM (National Public Radio)) so that the radio station that the radio station selector switch 152 of mobile computing device 12 (by wireless communicator 86) order audio frequency apparatus 28 selects the user to like.More broadly, be applied to the user preferences 18 of mobile computing device 12 of electrical equipment 13 and/or the playlist that content 16 preferably includes hobby song, program, thus song locating function 156 can these songs of real-time searching or program among any one first song or the radio broadcasting of program and subsequently with radio station selector switch 152 be tuned to the current radio station of liking song or program of playing.And, do not playing user's favorite program if (for example, considering all things) is current, 12 of mobile computing devices selectively will be broadcasted this user of time announcement of this program.

Selectively, the user can play song or the program liked in the artificially on audio frequency apparatus 28.The user can indicate the radio station selector switch 152 with mobile computing device 12 to select the radio station of wishing or use song finger 156 to search the tuning radio station of liking song.The user also can provide the copy of liking song to audio frequency apparatus 28 in the artificially, so that utilize the portable audio file in the storer 84 that is stored in mobile computing device 12 to be carried out by audio frequency apparatus 28.In this case, mobile computing device 12 not only selects to utilize the content of audio frequency apparatus 28 execution, and this content is offered audio frequency apparatus 28.Also can carry out automatically content is offered this back one processing such as the electrical equipment 13 of audio frequency apparatus 28.

Certainly, many other arrangements between audio frequency apparatus 28 and the mobile computing device 12 are possible, and wherein mobile computing device 12 is chosen in the content of carrying out on the audio frequency apparatus 28 and this content selectively is provided.The content of selecting and providing is used for utilizing electrical equipment 13 to execute the task according to the user preferences 18 that offers audio frequency apparatus 28 from mobile computing device 12 automatically.

In another example, mobile computing device 12 all and/or select to insert any one or all characteristic and the function of video equipment 14 with program receiver 102, storer 104, media player 106 and program recording device 110 and control these characteristics and function.Utilize any one or all these characteristic, mobile computing device 12 utilizes video equipment 14 to carry out content 16, and the user preferences 18 of mobile computing device 12 is provided simultaneously.

Video equipment 14 preferably automatically starts and explicit user is liked TV channel or network.Mobile computing device 12 also selectively is sent to its video related content (for example, film, TV program etc.) the storer 104 of video equipment 14 from storer 84 with preferred playlist.Mobile computing device 12 freely is provided by the content 16 of current any hope of broadcasting or providing from storer 84,104 subsequently, so that utilize video equipment 14 to carry out.

From video equipment 14, provide the copy of video related content selectively to carry out in conjunction with TIVO ability 136.And, if the TIVO of video equipment 14 partly has not program or the performance on user's playlist of mobile computing device 12, then that program is downloaded to the storer 84 of mobile computing device 12 from video equipment 14.

In brief, mobile computing device 12 automatically or the artificially be chosen on the video equipment 14 content of carrying out 16 and content 16 selectively be provided.Available content 16 also can download in the mobile computing device 12 on the video equipment 14.

At last, mobile computing device 12 is the selectively control of automatic synchronization audio frequency apparatus 28 and video equipment 14 also, so that can close audio frequency apparatus 28 or when carrying out the content of selecting even start audio frequency apparatus 28 and expand video equipment 14 when the user selects to watch video equipment 14.In brief, because mobile computing device 12 can be controlled any electrical equipment 13, so the control of mobile computing device 12 relative other electrical equipment 13 and control each electrical equipment 13 relatively with the control of other electrical equipment 13.The execution of coordinating content 16 will more specifically be described according to content interrupt manager 99 in conjunction with Fig. 6 between a plurality of electrical equipment 13.

Main utilization can realize will being utilized by mobile computing device 12 selections the content 16 of electrical equipment 13 execution by the electrical equipment content choice device 92 that user interface 90 obtains.Utilize user interface 90, electrical equipment content choice device 92 allows to increase, deletes and revises and utilizes mobile computing device 12 to start content choice for each electrical equipment 13.Some functions of electrical equipment content choice device 92 are described in conjunction with video equipment 14 and audio frequency apparatus 28.

As shown in Figure 5, the electrical equipment content choice device 92 of mobile computing device 12 comprises audio monitor 200, data monitor 202, video monitor 204, communication monitor 206, internet function 208 and upload/download function 210.Each monitor 200-208 comprises the several functions relevant with the user preferences 18 of the electrical equipment 13 that offers respective type and content 16.Automatically answer all functions of electrical appliance content choice device 92, unless user's bypass specific function selectively.For each monitor 200-208 of electrical equipment content choice device 92, preferably function and the characteristic with all selections is stored in the storer 84 as user preferences 18.Yet, to carry out on the content 16 needed degree, the function of some selections and characteristic can require to be stored in the storer 84 as content 16.

The audio monitor 200 of electrical equipment content choice device 92 comprises radio station function 220, song table function 222, program function 224 and portable audio file playlist function 226.Utilize these functions 220-226 of audio monitor 200, the form that the user uses mobile computing device 12 to specify will to carry out on audio frequency apparatus 28 and any other suitable electrical equipment 13 is the audio content of the tabulation of radio station, song, program and portable audio file.For example, radio station function 220 keeps the tabulation of the wireless station liked, likes the song table and song table function 222 keeps playing from wireless station, CD or portable audio file (for example, MP3, Windows Metafile Format etc.).The startup of radio station function 220 will select any preferred radio station of listing so that utilize audio frequency apparatus 18 to carry out in the audio monitor 200.The program that program function 224 keeps all Source Musics or TV talk show, speech, regularly arrange (for example, consider on the national public wireless radio station all things) like the audio program table.At last, portable audio file playlist function 226 keeps users to have or the tabulation of obtainable all portable audio files.The content 16 that any one or all these the function 220-226 of startup audio monitor 200 causes selecting utilizes audio frequency apparatus 28 to carry out.

Video monitor 204 comprises network function 240, program function 242, has the program recording device 244 of playlist function 246 and program function 248.Utilize these functions 240-248 of video monitor 204, the form that the user utilizes mobile computing device 12 to specify will to carry out on video equipment 14 and any other suitable electrical equipment 13 is the video content of the tabulation of network and program (comprising film).Network function 240 keeps the table of liking of TV broadcasting, cable or satellite network.After starting network function 240, on video equipment 14, carry out by any program of selecting Web broadcast.Program function 242 keeps being chosen in video and/or the TV listing of watching on the video equipment 14.At last, utilize subfunction playlist function 246 and program function 248, program recording device 244 is specified the hope record of the program of record from TV (with other signal sources) and the playback of specifying these recorded programs.

Content identified can provide from the storer 104 (Fig. 4) of the storer 126 of the storer 84 of content provider's (for example, tv broadcast network, radio, cable or satellite), mobile computing device 12 (referring to Fig. 4), audio frequency apparatus 28 and/or video equipment 14 in the various functions of audio monitor 200 and/or video monitor 204.

As further illustrated in Figure 5, the communication monitor 206 auxiliary moving computing equipments 12 of electrical equipment content choice device 92 monitor and the telecommunication apparatus of control such as telephone set and facsimile recorder between communicate by letter.Communication monitor 206 comprises phonebook function 260, address book function 264, land/cell phone function of exchange 266, synchronizing function 268 and the facsimile function 270 with calling list 262.Phonebook function 260 makes the telephonedirectory that has nearest calling list 262 in the mobile computing device 12 offer communicating appliance such as mobile phone 26 (referring to Fig. 2).Similarly, address book function 264 comprises that the address information that is stored in the mobile computing device 12 is so that use and send to mobile phone 26 (Fig. 2).

Further express as Fig. 5, the land of communication monitor 206/honeycomb function of exchange 266 selectively exchanges between (wireless digital) cellular telephone and land line phone machine automatically (utilizing call forwarding function) during the ongoing call, and this characteristic will more specifically be described in conjunction with Fig. 7 in the back.Synchronizing function 268 make a plurality of electrical equipment such as the communication characteristic of telephone directory and address book mutually synchronization mutually.At last, facsimile function 270 allows to carry out facsimile reception and transmission by mobile computing device 12.

The data monitor 202 of electrical equipment content choice device 92 utilizes computing machine and Internet resources auxiliary moving computing equipment 12 to monitor and the control data operation.As shown in Figure 5, data monitor 202 has file function 228, editing machine function 230, virtual disk driver function 232 and file scan receiving function 234.The printer prints of file function 228 permission such as multi-function printers 24 (Fig. 2) is from the specified file of mobile computing device 12.Editing machine function 230 allows data and file utilization on the mobile computing device 12 to edit such as the electrical equipment of evaluation work station 16 (Fig. 2), and virtual disk driver function 232 makes mobile computing device 12 be used as the internal disk drive at evaluation work station 16 basically.File scan receiving function 234 helps mobile computing device 12 from scanner or even receive the information paper of scanning from digit emitter (can buy from Hewlett-Packard).

As further illustrated in Figure 5, the internet monitor 208 of electrical equipment content choice device 92 comprises network browsing hobby content) 276 (promptly, bookmark) and online data block (cookie) 278, so that this information in the mobile computing device 12 automatically offers evaluation work station 16 (Fig. 2).The function of browsing hobby content 276 that selectively provides and/or download from mobile computing device 12 automatically to all electrical equipment 13 is provided internet monitor 208, and mobile computing device 12 automatically receives the renewal of browsing the hobby content from evaluation work station or other signal sources.Therefore, browse the hobby content was coordinated and kept browsing to hobby content function 276 between mobile computing device 12 and electrical equipment 13 renewal synchronous meter.At last, the upload/download function between electrical equipment 13 and mobile computing device 12, cause corresponding upload and/or file in download and program as user preferences 18 and/or content 16.

In a word, electrical equipment content choice device 92 comprises an aspect that is used to provide and be chosen in the user interface 90 of the mobile computing device 12 of the content of execution on the electrical equipment 13.

System and method for of the present invention on the other hand in, mobile computing device 12 selectively comprises content interrupt manager 99 (Fig. 4), how and when to be used for selectively controlling carrying out content on the one or more electrical equipment that relate to medium (audio frequency, video etc.).Content interrupt manager 99 further is illustrated among Fig. 6 and has electrical equipment converter 180, many electrical equipment separation vessel 182 and carry out continuity monitor 184.

Electrical equipment converter 180 makes the content of carrying out on an electrical equipment 13 be transformed on another electrical equipment 13 when mobile computing device 12 is mobile between electrical equipment 13 and carries out.For example, the user can watch film in a room and move to another room with second video equipment 14 subsequently so that continue to watch this film on first video equipment 14 (Fig. 2).Utilize electrical equipment converter 180, when mobile computing device 12 was mobile between corresponding video equipment 14, this film stopped to play on first video equipment and begin and plays on second video equipment.Mobile computing device 12 starts and the control apparatus conversion by electrical equipment converter 180.

Carry out the execution of continuity monitor 184 keeping track of content 16, so that the transition period between corresponding electric appliance 13 (such as video equipment 14) keeps the continuity of the execution of content 16 (such as film) basically.For example, carry out continuity monitor 184 and also selectively allow the user when electrical equipment 13 that leaves such as first video equipment 14, to finish the execution of content, and subsequently on such as another electrical equipment 13 of second video equipment 14 the same place in this content begin to play this content.Can recover immediately to carry out,, maybe the execution on second video equipment can be delayed to back one time point between two electrical equipment 13, therefore in commission have interruption so that film stops to play never.And, carry out continuity monitor 184 selectively can make carry out overlapping so that the content that the execution on second video equipment is carried out since first video equipment last 30 seconds (or other time durations).Electrical equipment converter 182, cooperate with execution continuity monitor 184, equally selectively make film continue to carry out on first video equipment 14, this film begins to play on second video equipment 14 simultaneously, so this film is play on first and second video equipment and do not carried out the interruption of content.

Many electrical equipment separation vessel 182 is coordinated to carry out simultaneously on a plurality of electrical equipment 13 same in perhaps aspect the different medium of related content.For example, many electrical equipment separation vessel 182 is coordinated the execution of the video section of football match on the video equipment 14, carries out the independently radio broadcasting of same football match simultaneously on audio frequency apparatus 28.In this case, the user recognizes in its user preferences 18: when watching football match, they watch the radio broadcasting of listening to this incident in the same football match at hobby on video equipment 14.Therefore, mobile computing device 12 utilizes the audio ﹠ video content that user preferences 18 is selected together or carried out separately on audio frequency apparatus 28 and/or video equipment 14.In this structure, two of mobile computing device 12 control individual events (that is football match) independently content source (radio broadcasting and television broadcasting) independently carry out simultaneously on the electrical equipment 13 (that is, video equipment 14 and audio frequency apparatus 28) at two concurrently mutually.

In another example, many electrical equipment separation vessel 182 is cooperated with carrying out continuity monitor 184, so that the different aspect of single content utilizes a plurality of electrical equipment to carry out simultaneously.Especially, has medium constituent more than one type such as some contents of film, such as video and audio-frequency unit.Audio-frequency unit can separate with video section, and this audio-frequency unit is carried out on the first medium type equipment such as audio frequency apparatus 28 or video equipment 14, and video section is carried out on the second type of media equipment such as video equipment 14.

For example, liked 18 o'clock at user application, mobile computing device 12 can selectively be controlled the audio-frequency unit such as stereophony or wireless audio frequency apparatus 18 beginning movie.This audio-frequency unit utilization or the unfavorable video section that is used in this film of playing on the obtainable video equipment 14 are carried out.The audio-frequency unit of this film can intactly play on the audio frequency apparatus 18 or carry out at video equipment 14 after whole film (video and audio-frequency unit) conversion.Utilize this characteristic, single content is interrupted for different aspects and is carried out so that the cross media experience to be provided, and the some of them content is formerly carried out on the incoherent electrical equipment 13 with the routine of content 16 and carried out.In another example, the audio system by video equipment 14 is carried out the radio broadcasting of football match, carries out television broadcasting simultaneously on the video screen of video equipment 14.

Therefore, content interrupt manager 99 help mobile computing device 12 control single in perhaps a plurality of related contents simultaneously and/or the execution between a plurality of electrical equipment 13 respectively.

As shown in Figure 7, in another aspect of this invention in, electrical apparatus control system of the present invention comprises the telecommunications subsystem 280 with mobile computing device 12 and has the telecommunications electrical equipment 13 of mobile phone 26 and land telephone set 281.Subsystem 280 is not a closed system, and just representative in method and system of the present invention with many combinations of the interactive electrical equipment 12 such as telecommunication apparatus of mobile computing device 12 among only a kind of combination.And, in one aspect in, telecommunications subsystem 280 is managed the ongoing call of conversion between a plurality of telecommunications electrical equipment 13 with the content interrupt manager 99 of mobile computing device 12 or as the part of this content interrupt manager 99.

Mobile computing device 12 comprise with in conjunction with described identical attribute of Fig. 1-6 and characteristic, have previously described wireless communicator 86.In addition, mobile computing device 12 also comprises telephone directory 282 and the Call Transfer device 284 in the storer 84.Mobile phone 26 and land line phone machine 281 all have telephone directory 282, calling list 286, wireless communicator 86 and Call Transfer device 284.Call Transfer device 284 is directly cooperated with the electrical equipment converter 180 of the content interrupt manager 99 (Fig. 6) of mobile computing device 12 and/or is operated as its part.In aspect of mobile computing device 12, Call Transfer device 284 selectively is completely integrated in the electrical equipment converter 180 of mobile computing device 12.

Telephone directory 282 maintains user's telephone number, the name and address of contact, and Call Transfer device 284 can be changed between dissimilar telecommunication apparatus (for example, cellular telephone, land line phone machine etc.) during ongoing call.Calling list 286 comprises the table of nearest called personnel and telephone number.Telephone directory 282 and calling list 286 preferably stored and handled in the storer 84 of mobile computing device 12 as user preferences 18 and have as user preferences 18 in the telecommunications electrical equipment 13 of mobile phone 26 and land telephone set 281 and store and handle.

In use, mobile computing device 12 copies the content of its telephone directory 282 in the telephone directory 282 of mobile phone 26 to automatic or manually.Similarly, the nearest calling list 286 in the mobile phone 26 automatically downloads in the telephone directory 282 of mobile computing device 12.And, preferably starting and during control by mobile computing device 12, the calling list 286 of mobile phone 26 downloads in the calling list 286 and telephone directory 282 of land line phone machine 281 during near land line phone machine 281 automatically the user.This procedure Selection ground is participating in ongoing call and is taking place during near land line phone machine 281 in order to be converted to land line phone machine 281 from mobile phone 26 the user on the mobile phone 26.In the system of routine, the user is mobile phone 26 on-hooks, and utilizes land line phone machine 281 to call out its contact sides subsequently in independent call, so that utilize land line phone machine 281 to finish this calling.

Yet, utilize System and method for of the present invention, under the control of the Call Transfer device 284 of mobile computing device 12, ongoing call (utilizes call forwarding function) and automatically is converted to land line phone machine 281 from mobile phone 26 during ongoing calling.When 284 management of Call Transfer device are such as the conversion between the corresponding telecommunications electrical equipment 13 of telephone set 26 and 281, the execution continuity monitor 184 of the content interrupt manager 99 of mobile computing device 12 (Fig. 6) is used to keep the continuity of ongoing call, and this constitutes effectively by telephone set 26 and 281 contents of carrying out 16.In the transition period, selectively copy the nearest calling list 286 of mobile phone 26 to land line phone machine 281, for use in call next time.

In addition, in the transition period and/or after conversion, Call Transfer device 284 selectively starts current not voice mail function and/or the ring turn-off function on the telephone line that uses (just being turned off), so that do not receive second call during carrying out call.

If the terminating telephone calling prematurely of the automatic transition period between mobile phone 26 and land line phone machine 281, then under the control of mobile computing device 12, mobile phone 26 and/or land line phone machine 281 can be selectively or are automatically begun to call out, so that rebulid call between two nearest equipment of ongoing communication.If necessary, the Call Transfer device 284 control original devices of mobile computing device 12 (that is the telecommunications electrical equipment 13 of beginning first call before interrupting) restart communication.

As shown in Figure 8, in another aspect of this invention in, electrical apparatus control system of the present invention comprises together mobile computing device 12, website 36, multi-function printer 24 and the evaluation work station 16 as computing subsystem 300.Subsystem 300 is not a closed system, and just representative in method and system of the present invention with many combinations of the interactive electrical equipment 13 such as evaluation work station 16 and printer 24 (Fig. 2) of mobile computing device 12 among only a kind of combination.Of the present invention this on the one hand in, mobile computing device 12 can provide content to other computing equipment and from other computing equipment received content.

In this structure, mobile computing device 12 comprise with the front in conjunction with Fig. 1-6 described with shown in identical characteristic and the attribute of the mobile computing device with wireless communicator 86 12.As shown in Figure 8, mobile computing device 12 also comprises data file 302, the program 304 and virtual disk driver monitor 306 in the storer 84.Data file 302 comprises word processing file 330, data sheet file 332, display file 334 and general reading file 336 (for example, portable information paper, PDF).

Website 36 also comprises ASP 340 and figure/data 342, and they provide information, commodity and/or service to mobile computing device 12.

Multi-function printer 24 has following function: print 350; Scanning 352; Copy 354; Fax 356; Send 358 with numeral.Multi-function printer 24 also comprises wireless communicator 86, controller 81 and the embedded web server of selecting 360.Selectively, multi-function printer 24 can utilize any function carried out among the function 350-358 or the equipment of multiple function to substitute.Therefore, multi-function printer 24 is also represented any combination of these functions in independent printer, independent duplicating machine, independent scanner, independent facsimile recorder and/or independent digit emitter or individual equipment or a plurality of equipment.

Evaluation work station 16 comprises controller 81, the wireless communicator 86 with operating system 82, the program 370 with word processor 372, the storer 380 with inner hard disk drive 382, common client interface 390 and has unrestricted access function 394 or medium selector switch 392 that can only outside access function 396.

In the scope that these electrical equipment 13 allow, mobile computing device 12 selects to insert and control any one characteristic or all characteristics of evaluation work station 16, multi-function printer 24 and website 36, so that utilize user preferences 18 to carry out content 16 on these electrical equipment 13.

In one example, mobile print server is provided when providing the data will be on multi-function printer 24 printed with file mobile computing device 12.Especially, (for example from the storer 84 of mobile computing device 12, provide such as word processing file 330, financial statement file 332, display file 334 and general reading file, portable data formats, PDF) data file 302 of any type of 336 is given multi-function printer 24, so that print under the control of mobile computing device 12.The data monitor 202 of electrical equipment content choice device 92 (as shown in Figure 5) helps in the selection memory 84 printed data files 302 on multi-function printer 24.

In another example, mobile computing device 12 is from such as reception data the scanner of the scan function 352 of multi-function printer 24, so that be stored in the storer 84 of mobile computing device 12.The data scanning receiving function 234 of the data monitor 202 of electrical equipment content choice device 92 helps to receive and handle these data.

In another structure, as shown in Figure 8, mobile computing device 12 selectively is used as the disc driver at evaluation work station 16.In this structure, the virtual disk driver monitor 306 of mobile computing device 12 is cooperated with the medium selector switch 392 at evaluation work station 16 by its corresponding wireless communicator 86, so that use mobile computing device 12 in the same manner with the internal disk drive at evaluation work station 16 basically.Therefore, when selectively being subjected to mobile computing device 12 controls, evaluation work station 16 access from the storer 84 of mobile computing device 12 has the data file 302 of word processing file 330, report file 332, display file 334 and general reading file 336.

In evaluation work station 16, medium selector switch 392 can only be used for limit calculation workstation1 6 pairs of document retrieval and storages by outside access function 396 such as the external unit of mobile computing device 12.Selectively, the unrestricted access function 394 of the medium selector switch 392 in the evaluation work station 16 allows 16 utilizations of evaluation work station to be similar to the foreign medium of mobile computing device 12 and stores and retrieval such as the internal media execute file of internal disk drive 382.

This of the medium selector switch 392 at evaluation work station 16 can only outside access function 396 specifically be used to allow the user to use evaluation work station 16 to edit the file on the mobile computing device 12 and needn't stays the copy of these files on evaluation work station 16 with the mobile computing device 12 as the hard disk drive at evaluation work station 16.This characteristic keeps the confidentiality of file on mobile computing device 12, the evaluation work station 16 that allows the owner of mobile computing device 12 to use other people easily simultaneously.For example, evaluation work station 16 can be used for the storer 84 retrieve data files 302 from mobile computing device 12, so that at the word processor 372 enterprising edlins at evaluation work station 16.

This data editor example can extend to the public computing environment such as the airport.For example, the common client interface 390 at evaluation work station 16 provides the user interface such as payment computer installation or phonebooth on the airport that is suitable for public use.Common client interface 390 makes 16 at evaluation work station allow to be enough to carry out the limited access to evaluation work station 16 such as the basic task of word processing.Therefore, in this environment, the user by walk evaluation work station 16 and with mobile computing device 12 as external fixed disk drive can be on its mobile computing device 12 editing files so that from the data file 302 of the storer 84 of mobile computing device 12 with the wireless mode data searching.Utilize the word processor 372 on the evaluation work station 16, the user can editor, send Email or printing (utilizing printer 24) be from the data of mobile computing device 12 and needn't stay the clue of these data on the evaluation work station 16 of public location.

Common client interface 390 also selectively can be used to allow the user of mobile computing device 12 that its user preferences 18 (Fig. 1) is sold to market control commission or its hetero-organization.For this reason, mobile computing device 12 with in public places (for example, the retail mansion) evaluation work station 16 communications that comprise in the phonebooth, and when carrying out the electronic cash exchange, use mobile computing device 12 common client interface 390 to transmit all or (for example select user preferences 18 partly at point of sale, POS 98 subsequently by mobile computing device 12, position, type and the quantity of last ten shopping, last ten calls with destination and source position, or the like) to evaluation work station 16.

At last, in another example, not only provide content 16 to electrical equipment 13 or select obtainable content on electrical equipment 13 from the storer 84 of mobile computing device 12, mobile computing device 12 also can obtain content from website 36.As shown in Figure 7, website 36 can provide as the content of ASP 340 service and/or provide figure/data 342 as the webpage part that comprises website 36.Content from website 36 can stored on the mobile computing device 12, print on the multi-function printer 24 and/or storing on evaluation work station 16.

Website 36 is not limited to use in conjunction with evaluation work station 16 and/or printer 24 as the use of electrical equipment.The content 16 such as portable audio file, film etc. that obtains from website 36 can be used immediately or be stored by mobile computing device 12, and the user preferences 18 with mobile computing device 12 is relevant subsequently, carries out such as the electrical equipment of audio frequency apparatus 28 or video equipment 14 so that utilize.

Therefore, mobile computing device 12 is controlled easily and/or is helped such as the various Data Processing tasks on the electrical equipment 13 of evaluation work station 16 and multi-function printer 24.

When carrying out reciprocation in the various electrical equipment environment of the electrical equipment subsystem 80 shown in subsystem 300 (Fig. 8) or Fig. 4 and 7 and 280, mobile computing device 12 operating user interfaces 90 are provided with and user application hobby 18.As shown in Figure 9, user interface 90 (referring to Fig. 4) comprises login/password function 402, electrical equipment combination 404, electrical equipment hobby 406 and interface environment 408.After user interface 90 selectively is included in conjunction with the further specifically described priority contention regulator 94 of Figure 10.User interface also is interpreted as and selectively comprises in conjunction with electrical equipment content choice device 92 shown in Figure 5 and described.

Suppose the huge quantity and the type of the electrical equipment 13 that is subjected to mobile computing device 12 controls, user interface 90 is used for using on mobile computing device 12 and electrical equipment 13, so that coordinate the control of 12 pairs of electrical equipment 13 of mobile computing device.Therefore, the user interface 90 that comprises electrical equipment content choice device 92 is positioned on mobile computing device 12 and/or the electrical equipment 13.

Electrical equipment combination 404 identifications of user interface 90 form one group of electrical equipment of a network or association, wherein mobile computing device 12 authorization control electrical equipment 13.Electrical equipment combination 404 also can partly be provided with these hobbies or provide the hobby of mobile computing device 12 to select.Electrical equipment combination 404 comprises position module 420, type block 422 and customized module 424.Position module 420 allows the electrical equipment groups based on the position such as the electrical equipment 13 in kitchen 430, office 432 and bedroom 434.Type block 422 allows the type of electrical equipment group based on electrical equipment 13, such as audio-visual equipment 440, telephone set 442 and household electrical appliance 444.At last, customization function 424 allows users or electrical equipment group management merchant to stipulate which electrical equipment forms one group, mobile computing device 12 and how to obtain to the access of that group with for that group which hobby to be set.

Electrical equipment like 406 determine that users have they with the hobby of the electrical equipment 13 of control.Electrical equipment hobby 406 selectively comprises the hobby setting of the mobile computing device 12 (that is, this user is alone) that when does not have other and when has the different hobby setting of other mobile computing device 12 (that is the user who, has other).Yet when adopting user interface 90 by electrical equipment 13, electrical equipment 13 can be provided with will influence mobile computing device 12 some hobbies to the control of that electrical equipment 13.Electrical equipment hobby 406 comprises autostart function 460, has medium selection 462, volume 466, illumination level 468 and the reciprocation and the transmitting function 470 of default program and radio station table 464.Autostart function 460 determines whether start electrical equipment 13 automatically when having mobile computing device 12.With situation that electrical equipment content choice device 92 is cooperated under, medium select 462 to determine that the default content of electrical equipment 13 selects.Volume 466 and illumination level 468 are determined at the hope volume level of the content of carrying out on the mobile computing device 12 respectively and the illumination level of electrical equipment 13 during at equipment electrical equipment 13.For example, selectively to be included in the user be the hobby that increases the electrical equipment volume alone when (that is the mobile computing device 12 that, does not have other) automatically to the volume composition 466 of electrical equipment hobby 406.

The reciprocation of electrical equipment hobby 406 and transmitting function 470 control apparatuses 13 and mobile computing device 12 between content exchange effect and transmission.For example, the user can be provided with telephone number in the telephone directory 282 that is stored in mobile computing device 12 (referring to Fig. 6) and whether download to video equipment 14 (Fig. 4) based on TIVO.This downloads characteristic can be used as a firm back-up system under the situation of virus attack mobile computing device 12, thereby goes to keep the safe copy of telephone directory 282.In another example, the user can use reciprocation and transmitting function 470 to specify: automatically telephone number is sent to evaluation work station 16 or sends another computing machine such as laptop computer to from the telephone directory 282 of mobile phone 26.

As further illustrated in Figure 9, priority contention regulator 94 (Fig. 4) selectively comprises the part as user interface 90, and is used for determining that competition is to the priority between the mobile computing device 12 of the control of one or more electrical equipment 13.Priority contention regulator 94 with contention model selector switch 450 and contention recognizer 452 more specifically is described in conjunction with Figure 10.

At last, how interface environment 408 designated users of user interface 90 more are ready to import user preference information and comprise desktop input function 480 and webserver input function 482.Desktop input function 480 permission users insert the user interface 90 on the desk-top computer, such as computer workstation 16, so that manually import preference information.Webserver input function 482 comprises the controller 81 of the mobile computing device 12 with embedded web server 97 (Fig. 4),, generates the webpage corresponding to mobile computing device 12 that is.The user can use another equipment such as evaluation work station 16 to insert corresponding to the webpage of mobile computing device 12 and content on hobby and/or the storage and retrieval mobile computing device 12 is set.

In brief, user interface 90 is by allowing designated user hobby 18 and content choice and by allowing electron exchange user preferences 18 and content choice avoiding manually importing user preferences 18 and content choice, thereby helps the control of 12 pairs of electrical equipment 13 of mobile computing device.

As shown in figure 10, priority contention regulator 94 (shown in 500) comprises contention recognizer 502 and contention model selector switch 504.Contention model selector switch 504 is used for a kind of model among a plurality of models 506 of selective rule 508, so that determine that competition is to the priority between the mobile computing device 12 of the control of electrical equipment.Priority contention recognizer 502 is cooperated with the wireless communicator 86 of mobile computing device 12 and electrical equipment 13, so that determine whether to exist the mobile computing device 12 of competition.If there is the mobile computing device 12 of competition, the priority that the model of then selecting 506 is determined between these computing equipments.

Rule model 520 is no contention models, wherein, when a plurality of computing equipments 12 are positioned at the scope of electrical equipment 13 and all mobile computing devices 12 select same content, function or user preferences on electrical equipment 13, does not set up priority.For example, when wishing to watch same film on the video equipment 14 such as TV, do not set up a plurality of mobile computing devices 12 priority.

Rule model 522 is (first-in-time) models of a kind of time first, and wherein first sets up mobile computing device 12 control apparatuses 13 of communicating by letter with electrical equipment 13.The opertaing device of electrical equipment comes startup, hobby and the content of control apparatus 13 thus.

Rule model 524 is contiguous models, wherein comes control apparatus 13 by the mobile computing device 12 of close this electrical equipment.Mode of rule 526 is money models, wherein the highest mobile computing device 12 these electrical equipment of control of payment.

Rule model 528 is self-preference patterns, and wherein each mobile computing device 12 oneselfs select priority, such as low, in or high priority.If a plurality of mobile computing device 12 oneselfs select same priority and adjacent with single electrical equipment, then one of other contention model will be determined priority.

Rule model 530 is courtesy (courtesy) models, and wherein mobile computing device 12 has the priority to electrical equipment 13 in turn.Fully on the contrary, rule model 532 is payment models of priority, but wherein obtains priority according to purchase volume from payment priority internet site.For example, the user can buy the priority of 500 units and hobby is set in its mobile computing device 12 subsequently and obtain the control to electrical equipment with the priority of paying up to 300 units (or quantity of any hope).Electrical equipment provides the mobile computing device 12 of maximum unit amount priority to become the opertaing device of this electrical equipment for this reason.

Rule model 534 is peer-to-peer models, wherein two or more mobile computing devices 12 artificiallies or utilize its oneself customized rules that its corresponding priority level is set.For example, selectively utilize in one day time/weeks/months part is provided with priority so that mobile computing device 12 one day, week or some time durations in month have priority.Selectively, mobile computing device 12 has priority for which computing equipment 12 to other computing equipment and reaches an agreement.For example, the arrangement scheme of courtesy comprises and allows wife's 12 couples of husbands' of mobile computing device mobile computing device 12 have priority.

At last, rule model 536 is gambling rules.Play on this electrical equipment winner of same recreation and this recreation of the mobile computing device of all competitions obtains priority to this electrical equipment.

The isolated subsystem of each ingredient of Fig. 4,7 and 8 expressions electrical apparatus control system of the present invention.Yet the ingredient of electrical apparatus control system of the present invention can be when mobile computing device 12 moves through its environment changes under the operator's of mobile computing device 12 control.For example, as shown in Figure 8, subsystem 300 comprises mobile computing device 12, evaluation work station 16, multi-function printer 24 and website 36.By only selecting to be included in the ingredient in the electrical apparatus control system of the present invention, such as subsystem 300, or different piece or any other room by the room of only walking, mobile computing device 12 can be increased on the subsystem 300 such as other ingredient of land telephone set 281 (referring to Fig. 6) or audio frequency apparatus 28 and video equipment 14 (Fig. 4).Similarly, mobile computing device 12 can add other electrical equipment 13, such as the electrical equipment in the home appliance system 40 (referring to Fig. 2).In other words, mobile computing device 12 can comprise or get rid of many electrical equipment 13 as required to obtain best controling environment.Which can be included in " selecting control electrical equipment " in the electrical equipment combination function 404 of user interface 90 (Fig. 9) preferably as one of user preferences 18, so mobile computing device 12 determines automatically according to the user's of mobile computing device 12 hobby it will control which electrical equipment 13.

Electrical equipment 13 comprises that selectively controller 81 or a certain other forms of logical operator carry out the instruction of mobile computing device 12 and coordinate the operation of mobile computing device 12, such as the priority of determining between the competition mobile computing device 12.

System and method for of the present invention also is not limited only to towards the electrical equipment of personal consumption information.On the contrary, can be from mobile computing device 12 user preferences 18 be applied to almost anything, such as commodity or the service of buying retail trader.For example, petrol pump can be used as electrical equipment 13, and one of them user preferences 18 comprises the hobby of conventional relatively unleaded gasoline to senior unleaded gasoline.In this case, the user can utilize on petrol pump select automatically premium motor fuel or do not spend more than regular price gasoline price difference (for example, more than 15 cents) is set the time select the mobile computing device 12 of premium motor fuel to buy gasoline.Utilize point of sale, POS 98, mobile computing device 12 uses credit card information or other Bureau of Finance's information so that pay the bill to petrol pump by wireless mode.Therefore, utilize the user preferences 18 of mobile computing device 12 to finish the selection of gasoline types and the payment of transaction automatically.

Mobile computing device 12 (Fig. 1) selectively also comprises user preference auto manager shown in Figure 11 550.Auto manager 550 comprises a plurality of models 552, is used for automatically user preferences being applied to electrical equipment 13, as shown in rule 554.Auto manager 550 also comprises sensation control configuration (profile) 556 and the acquiescence feeling parameter 558 that all is used for implementation model 552.Especially, these models 552 are used for automatically user preferences being applied to not being moved the electrical equipment of computing equipment 12 identifications by mobile computing device 12, so the user/owner of mobile computing device 12 needn't the artificially be that unidentified electrical equipment is determined and user preferences is set.Unidentified electrical equipment be new appliance or in the past by other mobile computing device control but can't help the electrical equipment of mobile computing device 12 controls.And, Unidentified electrical equipment in addition can comprise before utilized the electrical equipment of mobile computing device 12 controls that the bells and whistles that before is not subjected to mobile computing device 12 controls or new features upgrade.Therefore, utilize user preference auto manager 550 of the present invention, user preferences 18 can be changed on electrical equipment 13, so the user can avoid utilizing electrical equipment 13 to carry out artificial treatment, thus the user interface of bypass electrical equipment 13 effectively.

Model 552 comprise sensation controlling models 560, at last be provided with model 562, play to learn model 564, main electrical equipment model 566, feeling parameter model 568 and similar owner's model 570.

In sensation controlling models 560, mobile computing device 12 is subjected to before (or in addressable data block) has in storer 84 the sensation control of the electrical equipment 13 of one or more mobile computing devices 12 controls to dispose 556.Sensation control configuration 556 is to be used for the part of the user preferences 18 of each electrical equipment 13 and can to discern the desirable electrical equipment setting that is used for various human perceptibilities.For example, the sensation control configuration 556 that is used for TV comprises that the preferred volume setting that is used for the sense of hearing and the preferred color that is used for vision are deep or light.Sensation control configuration 556 comprises the complete combination that the preferred electrical equipment of the human perceptibility of the four corner that can be applicable to that electrical equipment is provided with.The method that is used to implement to feel controlling models 560 more fully is described in conjunction with Figure 12 and represents.

In the end be provided with in the model 562, mobile computing device 12 is used the user preferences 18 that is provided as mobile computing device 12 at last at unidentified electrical equipment (the last user by unidentified electrical equipment uses).Selectively, mobile computing device 12 is used the setting corresponding to the longest use duration of electrical equipment 13 on electrical equipment 13.

In playing model 564, the user utilizes the setting of unidentified electrical equipment 13 to play indication the user and gives mobile computing device 12.Mobile computing device 12 monitors the setting of electrical equipment 13 during this reproduction time, and, when the user realizes desirable the setting on electrical equipment 13, mobile computing device 12 is provided as user preferences 18 with these and is applied to electrical equipment 13, and these are provided as the user preferences 18 that is used for that electrical equipment 13 are stored in storer 84.

In main electrical equipment model 566, mobile computing device 12 is used to discern the main electrical equipment with known user preferences setting.Can indicate mobile computing device 12 that the setting of that user preferences 18 is applied to all unidentified electrical equipment 13.

In feeling parameter model 568, the user is set to comprise the acquiescence feeling parameter 558 that is used for various human perceptibilities (for example, the sense of hearing, vision, sense of touch, the sense of taste etc.) that has nothing to do with any specific electrical equipment 13 with user preferences 18 in mobile computing device 12.For example, sense of hearing setting comprises the single volume setting that is used for all electrical equipment at least, and the vision setting comprises color setting and light intensity setting at least.Therefore, when running into Unidentified electrical equipment, mobile computing device 12 is applied to electrical equipment 13 with its user preferences 18 simultaneously as a plurality of acquiescence feeling parameters 558.Each acquiescence feeling parameter 558 is applied to electrical equipment 13, and irrelevant with other acquiescence feeling parameter 558.

In similar owner's model 570, when running into Unidentified electrical equipment 13, mobile computing device 12 is applied to unidentified electrical equipment with the user preferences 18 of similar electrical equipment.Especially, as describing more comprehensively in conjunction with Figure 13, mobile computing device 12 obtains the setting of user preferences 18 from the owner's that is similar to mobile computing device 12 other owner's the user preference data storehouse of mobile computing device.Especially, similarity can be concentrated each owner's taste, custom, culture and social economy's attribute.

As shown in figure 12, sensation controlling models 560 more fully is illustrated in the method 600 of use feeling control configuration user application hobby.In the first step 602 of method 600, mobile computing device 12 is identified as unidentified electrical equipment 13 in the electrical equipment that never is subjected to any mobile computing device control or was subjected to mobile computing device 12 controls in the past.Next, sensation control configuration 556 (steps 604) of the unidentified electrical equipment of mobile computing device 12 assessments.This assessment comprises that also this electrical equipment of identification carries out each different human perceptibility (for example, the sense of hearing, vision, sense of touch etc.) of reciprocation (step 606) with it.For example, vision parameter comprises the gentle color scheme of preferred power for illumination, and the sense of touch parameter comprises air themperature, wet/dry sensation, surface temperature etc.

After this sensation control assessment in step 606, the database 610 of the user preferences 18 of mobile computing device 12 other electrical equipment of visit is to search the electrical equipment (step 608) with the sensation control configuration 556 that is similar to most unidentified electrical equipment.In the end in the step 612, mobile computing device 12 is applied to user preferences 18 from the unidentified electrical equipment 13 in the similar electrical equipment in the database 610 as sensation control configuration 556.In addition, the user preferences 18 that the feedback path 620 of selection will be applied to the mobile computing device 12 of unidentified electrical equipment 13 is stored in database 610, so that later mobile computing device 12 and electrical equipment 13 uses by other.

To more fully be described as method 650 in conjunction with Figure 13 and illustrate similar owner's model 570.In the first step 652 of method 650, mobile computing device 12 is set up wireless communication link with electrical equipment 13.Mobile computing device 12 determines subsequently whether it has the user preferences 18 (step 654) of electrical equipment 13.If the answer "Yes", then step 656 comprises that mobile computing device 12 is applied to electrical equipment 13 with the known users hobby 18 of mobile computing device 12.If do not know to be used in the mobile computing device 12 user preferences of electrical equipment 13, then electrical equipment 13 is unidentified electrical equipment 13.Therefore, in step 658, mobile computing device 12 and/or electrical equipment 13 inserts the storer of internets and/or mobile computing device 12 so that go access classes to be similar to the database 662 of user preferences 18 of the known electrical equipment 13 of unidentified electrical equipment 13.Especially, mobile computing device 12 is according to the user/owner of mobile computing device 12 and have or use other user/owners' the similarity of the mobile computing device of unidentified electrical equipment 13 (that is being unidentified for mobile computing device 12) to select one group of user preferences from database 662.In case recognition category is like owner's user preferences 18 from database 662, then step 664 comprises that the user preferences 18 that mobile computing device 12 is selected database is applied to newly/unidentified electrical equipment 13.At last, the feedback path 668 of selection allows the user preferences 18 that database is selected is stored in the database 662 relevant with the user/owner of mobile computing device 12, so that later other users by mobile computing device 12/owner uses.This new user preferences 18 also preferably is stored in the storer 84 of mobile computing device 12 in existing storehouse of user preferences.

System and method for of the present invention has many useful characteristics.Most important ground, mobile computing device becomes the opertaing device of electrical equipment in its environment, thus control content and user preferences.In the past, be dispersed between many electrical equipment such as the personal information of user preferences and content is isolated, this information is the center with single unified master controller (that is mobile computing device) now and is integrated in this single unified master controller.And, on one or more electrical equipment, carry out simultaneously the content of selecting, and when another electrical equipment moves, between suitable electrical equipment, carry out the content conversion since an electrical equipment at mobile computing device.Switch to another electrical equipment and when interrupting carrying out at mobile computing device from an electrical equipment, the continuity of utilizing this mobile computing device between a plurality of electrical equipment, to keep content to carry out.

Though illustrate in order to describe preferred embodiment and described specific embodiment, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various replacements and/or equivalent enforcement can substitute shown in and described specific embodiment and do not break away from category of the present invention.Technician in chemistry, machinery, motor and the computer realm will recognize easily that the present invention can implement with various embodiment.The application is intended to cover any change or the variation of preferred embodiment discussed in this article.Therefore, obviously predetermined the present invention only utilizes claims and equivalent thereof to limit.

Claims

1. the method for a control apparatus (13) comprising:

Between this electrical equipment (13) and mobile computing device (12), set up wireless communication link; With

Utilize this mobile computing device (12) to control this electrical equipment (13), at least one step among may further comprise the steps, selectively electrical equipment (13) is determined available content (16), selects the content (16) of this electrical equipment (13) use and user preferences (18) is applied to this electrical equipment (13) for this reason

Wherein at this electrical equipment of control when (13),

Determine to utilize content (16) to comprise: the copy of one of film, TV program (242), audio frequency song (222), audio program (224) and audio file (226) at least is provided for this electrical equipment (13),

User application hobby (18) comprise with have at least audio frequency radio station option table, audio program option table, TV program option table, automatically start option table, volume is selected and the user preferences (18) of printing one of option table automatically offers this electrical equipment (13); With

The content (16) of selecting this electrical equipment (13) to use also comprises at least from the table of audio frequency radio station to be selected the audio frequency radio station, select audio frequency song from the storer (84) of mobile computing device (12), select the TV program and select one of TV channel at video equipment (14) from the storer (84) of mobile computing device (12).

2. according to the method for claim 1, and comprise:

A plurality of electrical equipment (13) are provided, and this electrical equipment (13) is one of these a plurality of electrical equipment (13); With

Utilize mobile computing device (13) to control this electrical equipment (13), comprise determining to control which electrical equipment (13).

3. comprise for electrical equipment (13) chosen content according to the process of claim 1 wherein:

At least provide for this mobile computing device (12) to have the audio monitor (200) selected based on audio content, have the video monitor (204) selected based on video content, have the data monitor (202) selected based on data content, have one of the communication monitor (206) that telecommunications selects and internet monitor (208) with internet selection; With

Utilize mobile computing device (12) chosen content (16) from one of audio monitor (200), video monitor (204), data monitor (202), communication monitor (206) and internet monitor (208) at least.

4. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that control apparatus (13) comprising:

Automatically the user preferences (18) with mobile computing device is applied to this electrical equipment (13);

Automatically ask this electrical equipment (13) be utilized as by the obtainable content of this electrical equipment (13) (16) and from then on the hobby content (16) one of at least that offers in the content (16) of this electrical equipment (13) of mobile computing device (12) execute the task; With

Observe user preferences (18) the execution tasks requested that this electrical equipment (13) utilization is used.

5. be used to carry out a kind of electrical apparatus control system (10), comprise according to claim 1,2,3 or 4 method:

Mobile computing device (12) is configured to control apparatus (13), and this control comprises selectively to be determined the obtainable content of this electrical equipment (13), select the content (16) of this electrical equipment (13) use and user preferences (18) is applied to this electrical equipment (13).

6. according to the system (10) of claim 5, and comprise:

Network communication link (70); With

Website (36), comprise ASP (340), be configured to provide be suitable in the content (16) of executing the task on this electrical equipment (13) and be configured to utilize switched wireless that this content (16) is stored on this mobile computing device (12) by network communication link (70).

7. according to the system (10) of claim 5, wherein this mobile computing device (12) comprises one of personal digital assistant, mobile phone, portable audio file player and handheld computer at least, and

Wherein this mobile computing device (12) electrical equipment (13) of being used to control comprises one of video equipment (14), audio frequency apparatus (28), mobile phone (26), multi-function printer (24), website (36), thermostat (42), alarm clock (44), beverage making machine (48) and lighting unit (46) at least.

8. according to the electrical apparatus control system (10) of claim 5, wherein

This mobile computing device (12) also comprises:

Controller (81);

Storer (84) is configured to memory contents (16) and user preferences (18);

Wireless communicator (86) is configured to carry out radio communication with electrical equipment (13);

Display (88) has user interface (90); With

Electrical equipment content choice device (92), be configured to select electrical equipment (13) with the content (16) carried out and

Embedded web server (97) be configured to generate the webpage that comprises one of user preferences table and user preference data storehouse at least of representing mobile computing device (12), and this webpage is randomly represented the transitivity by the hobby of electrical equipment;

Virtual disk driver monitor (306) is configured to use this mobile computing device (12) in the same manner with the internal hard disk drive (382) of evaluation work station (16) basically.

9. electrical apparatus control system according to Claim 8 (10), and comprise one of following at least:

Audio frequency apparatus (28) is configured to the operation control that mobile computing device (12) therewith carries out radio communication and is configured to be subjected to this mobile computing device (12), and this audio frequency apparatus (28) has:

Receiver (150);

Radio station selector switch (152);

Song locating function (156);

Media player (160);

Storer (162); With

Wireless communicator (86); And

Video equipment (14) is configured to the operation control that mobile computing device (12) therewith carries out radio communication and is configured to be subjected to this mobile computing device (12), and this video equipment (14) has:

Program receiver (102);

Storer (104);

Wireless communicator (86);

Program recording device (110); With

Media player (106).